Should they work on bringing back no meat on friday first?
No meat on Fridays never went away....
>>This is what the new Code of Canon Law brought out in 1983 says about the matter:
Canon 1251
Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Canon Law still requires that Catholics not eat meat on Fridays!
Of course, most Episcopal Conferences have determined that, instead of abstaining from meat, Catholics may perform an act of penance of their choosing. But, do you ever remember to abstain from a particular food or do some other penance on Fridays? And, at any rate, the main rule is still to abstain from meat on Fridays, the performance of another penance instead is an optional alternative. <<
“Should they work on bringing back no meat on friday first?”
Friday has always been a day of penitence, and still is. It was ruled that giving up meat might not be the most appropriate penitence in all cases, as when a person can’t eat meat anyway, but it is still allowed.